Cardiac myxoma of the tricuspid valve: description of a case and review of the literature

J Heart Valve Dis. 1994 May;3(3):344-6.

Abstract

Although myxomas are the most common cardiac neoplasms in the adult population, they are very rare in pediatric patients. Tricuspid valve myxomas are even more exceptional at all ages, with only 16 cases being reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 10-year-old boy with a myxoma of the tricuspid valve, who was successfully operated without valve replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Myxoma / surgery*
  • Tricuspid Valve